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Microsoft Security

Hacker unveils exploit that cracks the "unbreakable" Xbox One at the silicon level

A hot potato: For more than a decade, the Xbox One stood as a remarkable exception in console security – a machine long considered impervious to hacking attempts. That reputation is now over. At the RE//verse 2026 conference, security researcher Markus "Doom" Gaasedelen unveiled what he calls the "Bliss" double glitch, a voltage-based exploit that entirely undermines Microsoft's most fortified console platform.
Full story By Skye Jacobs,
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Tech Culture The Web

Pokémon Go's AR data has been turned into centimeter-accurate navigation for delivery robots

Connecting the dots: Pokémon Go's global AR craze is now steering something far more prosaic than virtual Pikachu: real delivery robots trying to find the right doorway on a crowded city block. The same location data and street-level imagery that once anchored monsters to sidewalks and plazas have been repurposed by Niantic. Coco Robotics is now using that technology to guide its sidewalk bots through dense urban areas where GPS alone is too unreliable to keep them on course.
Full story By Skye Jacobs,
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Gaming AI

Google's Genie 3 AI can generate playable worlds, but they still fall apart after a minute

AI-generated game worlds are still highly experimental
Gaming Slop: Google recently showcased updates to its Genie 3 platform, offering another glimpse at how AI might one day generate interactive worlds on the fly. The technology is advancing, but a key challenge remains: maintaining world consistency. For now, the model can only sustain coherent environments for short bursts before scenes begin to unravel, keeping the technology far from reliable enough for use in a professional game development workflow.
Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, 11 comments
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Gaming Industry

Europe's PEGI will raise age ratings for games with loot boxes and microtransactions

EA Sports FC is about to lose its PEGI-3 rating
In context: Regulators and lawmakers have scrutinized loot boxes in popular video games for years, most recently accusing Valve of illegal gambling in Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2. The latest move by European age rating boards has been to assign higher, more informative ratings for games that feature loot boxes and other controversial live-service gameplay elements.
Full story By Daniel Sims, 8 comments
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